AUTOMATIC PISTOL CALIBER .45 M1911 AND M1911A*
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FM 23-35
WAR DEPARTMENT
BASIC FIELD MANUAL
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AUTOMATIC PISTOL
CALIBER .45
M1911 AND M1911A*
FM 23-35
BASIC FIELD MANUAL
AUTOMATIC PISTOL, CALIBER .45
M1911 AND M1911A1
Prepared under direction of the
Chief of Cavalry
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1940
For sale by (he Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - Price 15cents
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, April 30, 1940.
FM 23-35, Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 and
1911A1, is published for the information and guidance of all
concerned.
[A. G. 062.11 (3-1-40).]
BY ORDER OP THE SECRETARY OP WAR:
G. C. MARSHALL,
Chief of Staff.
OFFICIAL :
E. S. ADAMS,
Major General,
The Adjutant General.
TABLE OP CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. MECHANICAL TRAINING.
SECTION I. Description__¡ª_________
n. Disassembling and assembling. _
III. Care and cleaning¡ª¡ª¡ª_____
IV. Functioning_¡ª¡ª¡ª______
V. Spare parts and accessories___
VI. Ammunition____________
VII. Individual safety precautions_
CHAPTER 2. MANUAL OP THE PISTOL, LOADING AND
FIRING, DISMOUNTED AND MOUNTED.
SECTION I. General____¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª.._'___.
IL Dismounted¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª______
III. Mounted______________
CHAPTER 3. MARKSMANSHIP, KNOWN-DISTANCE
TARGETS, DISMOUNTED.
SECTION I. Preparatory training¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª
n. Courses to be fired________
in. Conduct of range practice___
IV. Known-distance targets and
ranges; range precautions__
V. Small-bore practice_______
CHAPTER 4. MARKSMANSHIP, KNOWN-DISTANCE
TARGETS, MOUNTED.
SECTION I. Preparatory training.¡ª_¡ª_
II. Courses to be fired________
HI. Conduct of range practice____
IV. Known-distance targets and
ranges; range precautions._
V. Small-bore practice¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª
CHAPTER 5. FIRING AT FIELD TARGETS.
SECTION I. Dismounted____________
II. Mounted______.________
CHAPTER 6. ADVICE TO INSTRUCTORS.
SECTION I. General_______________.
n. Mechanical training________
III. Manual of the pistol_______
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FM 23-35
BASIC FIELD MANUAL
AUTOMATIC PISTOL, CALIBER .45, H1911 AND
M1911A1
(The matter contained herein supersedes TR 1300¡ª45A, January
3, 1938, and chapter 3, part one, Basic Field Manual, volume III.
April 5, 1932.)
CHAPTER 1
MECHANICAL TRAINING
Paragraphs
SECTION I. Description..¡ª¡ª¡ª____________1-2
H. Disassembling and assembling_______ 3-4
HI. Care and cleaning______________ 5-11
IV. Functioning.¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª___________ 12-14
V. Spare parts and accessories¡ª______ 15-16
VI. Ammunition¡ª_____¡ª¡ª________ 17-24
VII. Individual safety precautions¡ª¡ª______ 25-26
SECTION I
DESCRIPTION
? 1. GENERAL.¡ªa. The automatic pistols, caliber .45, M1911
and M1911A1, are recoil-operated, magazine-fed, self-loading
hand weapons (figs. 1 and 2). The gas generated in a car
tridge fired in the pistol is utilized to perform the functions
of extracting and ejecting the empty cartridge case, cock
ing the hammer and forcing the slide to the rearmost posi
tion, thereby compressing the recoil spring. The action of
the recoil spring forces the slide forward, feeding a live
cartridge from the magazine into the chambers leaving the
weapon ready to fire again.
b. The M1911A1 pistol is a modification of the M1911
pistol. The operation of both models of pistols is exactly
the same. The changes consist of the following (fig. 2):
(1) The tang of the grip safety is extended better to pro
tect the hand.
(2) A clearance cut is made on the receiver for the trig
ger finger.
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